ask-gemini

ask-gemini mirrors ask-claude but routes to the Gemini CLI instead. Use it when you want Google's model to weigh in, when you need a large-context lookup that Gemini handles particularly well, or when you are running a multi-model comparison alongside ask-claude.

Purpose

Different models have different strengths. ask-gemini lets you tap Gemini's perspective without leaving the OMX session, keeping the current context clean while adding a parallel voice. It is especially useful for factual lookups, code generation alternatives, or confirming that a decision holds across model boundaries.

How to invoke

Direct invocation with a quoted argument:

codex
> $ask-gemini "What changed in the Gemini 2.0 function-calling API compared to 1.5?"

codex
> ask-gemini "review this SQL query for performance issues: SELECT * FROM orders WHERE status='pending'"

What it does

• Opens a fresh Gemini CLI process with no inherited context
• Sends the quoted question or task as the sole input
• Returns the response inline in the current OMX session
• Closes the subprocess cleanly after the response is received
• Can be run in parallel with $ask-claude for side-by-side model comparison

Outputs

• The Gemini CLI response, printed inline in the current session
• No side effects on the current session context

Related

• $ask-claude — same bridge pattern targeting the Claude CLI
• $ccg — tri-model fan-out: Claude, Codex, and Gemini answer simultaneously
• $external-context — parallel document-specialist agents for web and doc lookups